Sofia hosts the Seventh International Conference `Business to Business Now` and the first for Bulgaria real estate trade show. Both events are organized by the Central European Real Estate Associations Network (CEREAN) and the National Real Estate Associa
The Health Ministry will be provided with several laboratories with modern equipment, protection outfits for the personnel to check suspicious substances for anthrax or other biological diseases. The equipment will cost in the range of BGN 120,000 to BGN
`There are no concrete demands from Bulgaria to send troops to Macedonia. Bulgaria does not intend to intrude there,` Foreign Minister Solomon Passy said before the regular weekly meeting of the Cabinet.
The future Macedonian border policemen will be trained to work in compliance with the European standards in a specialized school in Bulgaria, was decided after the two-day visit to Skopje of the Bulgarian Interior Minister Georgi Petkanov. The Bulgarian I
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy and Russian Ambassador to Bulgaria Vladimir Titov signed an intergovernmental program for cooperation in culture, education and science on October 17. The program covers a period of two years.
The State Agriculture Fund (SAF) will grant an additional subsidy of BGN 2.8 M for the sowing of the winter crops, the Farming Ministry announced on October 17.
`Bulgaria`s transport infrastructure cannot meet the challenges of the European transport market at the moment,` was the conclusion reached at the Logistics and Transport roundtable discussion held in the sidelines of the Southeast Europe Economic Forum i
`A drop by 30 % in the number of tourists during the winter season may be expected if the anthrax scare goes on,` Lyubomir Kamenski, manager of the Finland Hotel in Pamporovo said on October 17. `People are unwilling to travel and this has negative influe
The Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy received a letter from the French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine. In the letter, the French official confirms his country`s full support for Bulgaria`s future membership of NATO and the European Union.
Bulgaria plans to offer minority stakes in 15 big and attractive state-owned companies n the Bulgarian Stock Exchnage, Nikolay Vassilev, Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister announced. The final list of the companies will be known after approval by
The Bulgarian Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg will pay an official visit to Belgium on October 22 and 23. The Bulgarian Prime Minister is scheduled to meet President of the European Commission Romano Prodi, NATO Secretary General Lord George Robertson, and Bel
`The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) plans to float BGN 1 BLN issue of bonds to Bulgaria,` Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev said. He announced that during the discussion on capital markets in the framewor
`Bulgaria proposed projects worth more than USD 2 BLN`, Deputy PM and Minister of Regional Development Kostadin Paskalev said. The sum needed for bringing the infrastructure to European standards is EUR 400 BLN.
`The Bulgarian Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg will pay a visit to Berlin on December 13,` Gernot Erler, Deputy Chairperson of the Social Democratic faction in the Bundestag and Speaker of the German-Bulgarian forum. The Bulgarian Embassy in Berlin confirmed t
The International Monetary Fund mission to Bulgaria, headed by Jerald Schiff is expected to arrive on October 23 in Sofia. The IMF representatives and the Bulgarian Government will negotiate and agree on the parameters of 2002 Bulgarian budget.
The 25% tax on the bank transfers to offshore zones will be introduced as a measure against money laundering, Deputy Finance Minister Atanas Katsarchev explained. The amendment to the Corporate Income Tax Act will be enforced in the beginning of next year
The United Bulgarian Bank will offer three-year issue of ordinary bonds, worth BGN 15 M, yielding an annual interest of 7.5% on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange-Sofia.
The Bulgarian Privatization Agency will open a tender for consultants on the privatization of the Navigation Maritime Bulgare and the Bulgarian River Shipping. The two companies are in process of privatization since the end of 2000.
The former receivers of the Balkan national carrier submitted a USD 18.5 M claim against Zeevi Holding over the holding`s sale of Balkan Airlines` shares in the airline industry information technology co-operative SITA.
The six Scots from the group Deaf Shepard will play for the opening of the new building of the British Council and for the tenth anniversary of the Council in Bulgaria. The concert will take place in the Council`s center yard.
Plamen Hrankov, owner of the Hrankov hotel was arrested for possible money laundering, 24 Hours daily announced. The businessman is arrested in connection with the drawing of huge dollar sums from Bulbank.
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